St Marcus MKE Sermons

Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. Doing Good doesn't guarantee an easy life. Christians are called to pursue good regardless of the outcome...

Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 2:13-25 under the theme “What If They’re Wrong…but Still In...

As we celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, we will look at 1 Peter 3:8-12 under the theme Love Life and See Good Days. God calls His people to live differently—showing love, humility, compassion, and peace, even toward...

Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. This week, we’ll be studying 1 Peter 2:4-10 under the theme “You’re Not Doing Life Alone.” From the moment...

Following Jesus makes you different. That difference most commonly and brilliantly shows up when life gets hard. This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 1:13-21 under the theme “Stop Playing Both Sides.” A holy God...

This week, we will be studying 1 Peter 1:1-9 under the theme “Exile…and Okay.” Exiles in a world that isn’t home, Christians endure temporary suffering with a living hope that can never burn, break, or fade. SERIES...

This week, we’ll be studying 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 under the theme “A Thorn in the Flesh.” In a church captivated by impressive spiritual leaders and visible strength, Paul points not to his visions or credentials, but...

This week we’ll be studying Acts 28:16-31 under the theme “An Unfinished Story.” Here we learn that even in chains, Paul’s story wasn’t over...and neither is the mission of Jesus through his people. Series Summary: The...

We’ll be studying Acts 14:1-7 under the theme “Stay Anyway.” We learn that sharing the Gospel about Jesus will bring about hardships and opposition. Division is often part of the impact that proclaiming the Good News...

This week we’ll be studying Acts 13:4-12 under the theme “Blinded by the Truth.” We learn that when the church speaks the truth of Jesus with Paul-like courage, and confronts falsehood head-on, the end result is both...

This week we will be studying Acts 11:1-18 under the theme “Bigger Than Us.” The early Church was made aware that when God starts moving, he doesn’t ask for our permission. He blows past our preconceived boundaries...

This week we’ll be studying Acts 8:1-8 under the theme “Scattered, But Never Stopped.” Here we learn that scattered by persecution, yet propelled by purpose, the early Church discovered that what was meant to silence...

Everybody's looking for it, and no one will find it in the things of this world. Peace in the heart. In the evening of that first Easter Day, the risen Lord Jesus came to his fearful disciples and calmed their troubled...

The women who went to Jesus' tomb that first Easter morning were faithful but afraid, worried about obstacles they couldn't solve. Yet God had already rolled the stone away. Faith doesn't mean we're never afraid or...

Jesus experienced the very thing we fear most: a deathbed—so that when our time comes, we can face it with exhilarating anticipation rather than terror. Good Friday reveals God's astonishing love: the Light of the world...

Jesus transformed the Passover meal into something new. It is a gift of His body and blood for the forgiveness of sins, given freely to the unworthy who need it most. This meal is a foretaste of the eternal feast where...

This week, we will be studying Mark 11:1-11 under the theme “Unexpected Messiah.” The annual message of Palm Sunday is a reminder that our life, redeemed by a Savior who loves us enough to endure the cross, is ruled by...

The greatest truth in history hung on a cross, yet those closest to it completely missed it because Jesus didn't meet their expectations of what a king should be. While soldiers mocked and religious leaders sneered...

This week, we will be studying Mark 10:17-31 under the theme “The Cost of Control.” Here, we find a wealthy, moral man who runs to Jesus asking how to gain eternal life—but Jesus exposes the one thing he cannot let go...

Jesus stood before the high priest and clearly confessed his identity as the Messiah, even though it would cost him his life. He promised a day when everyone would see with their own eyes that he is the Son of Man with...

This week, we’ll be studying Mark 9:35-50 under the theme “The Spiritual Truths We Learn From Little Ones.” We find that Kingdom greatness doesn’t look like climbing over others—it looks like kneeling to serve them. In...

God's most magnificent plan unfolds not through human power and strength, but through weakness—supremely demonstrated when Jesus willingly submitted to arrest and crucifixion in the Garden of Gethsemane. When we embrace...

This week, we’ll study Mark 8:34–9:1 under the theme “A Death That Leads to Life. After Peter resists a suffering Messiah, Jesus makes it clear: you cannot follow him while trying to save yourself. The instinct to...

Jesus's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane reveals how his honest struggle and faithful surrender show us how to navigate our darkest moments. Through Jesus's example of prayer, patience, and trust in the Father's will...

This week, we’ll be studying Mark 8:14-21 under the theme “This World’s Wrong Ideas.” Jesus warns the disciples about the “yeast” of the Pharisees and Herod — showing how the world’s wrong ideas quietly seep into our...